MARCH 5, 2007
KING'S TENNIS DROPS TWO
TO OPEN SEASON
Kissimmee, Fla. -- The King's men's tennis team opened its season
with a pair of losses to a pair of NAIA scholarship colleges. King's dropped its
opener 6-3 to St. Francis College, then dropped a 9-0 verdict to Aquinas
College.
Mike Portonova and Nick Hojsack both went 1-1 for the Monarchs in
singles, then teamed with one another to gain a doubles victory against
St. Francis.
St. Francis 6 - King's 3
Singles:
#1 Mike Portonova (K) d. Cole
Twitchell 6-3 , 6-4
#2 Nick Hojsack (K) d. Scott
Surges 6-4, 6-1
#3 Weston Streitz (S) d. Blake
Bonser, 6-4, 6-1
#4 Aaron Torlini (S) d. Matt Dunne,
6-0, 6-2
#5 Jeremy Unger (S) d. Dave Boe,
6-2, 6-0
#6 Justin Jelinski (S) d. Dave
Kaluzavich, 7-5, 6-2
Doubles:
#1 Mike Portonova/Nick Hojsack (K) d.
Weston Streitz/Scott Surges,8-6
#2 Cole Twitchell/Aaron Torlini (S) d.
Blake Bonser/Dave Boe, 8-0
#3 Jeremy Unger/Justin Jelinski (S) d.
Adam Pascoe/Povl Schmidt, 8-1
Aquinas 9 - King's 0
Singles:
#1 Pat Bruining (A) d. Mike
Portonova, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
#2 Pat Grashorn (A) d. Nick
Hojsack, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
#3 Turan-Ruh Tran (A) d. Blake
Bonser, 6-1, 6-1
#4 Jason Beydorn (A) d. David Boe,
6-0, 6-0
#5 Nick Ludwig (A) d. David
Kaluzavich, 6-0, 6-1
#6 Dan Duerfeld (A) d. Povl
Schmidt, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles:
#1 Mike Rose/Pat Bruining (A) d. Mike
Portonova/Nick Hojsack, 8-3
#2 Pat Grashorn/Jordan O'Neil (A) d.
Blake Bonser/David Boe, 8-3
#3 Jason Beydorn/Turan-Ruh Tran (A) d.
Joe Guza/Dave Chen, 8-0